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Marcela Albuquerque Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Marcela Albuquerque Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, PhD and MSc in Sciences (USP and UFRJ, Brazil), BSc in Biological Sciences (UNIRIO, Brazil), is a Researcher (USP, Brazil) and a scientific-based Entrepreneur. Her principle areas of study include the use of lactic acid bacteria to increase B-vitamin content in foods and to develop hypoallergenic foods; probiotics and prebiotics. She has published peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and works in scientific meetings. Alejandra de Moreno de LeBlanc Alejandra de Moreno de LeBlanc, PhD in Biochem. (UN Tucuman, Argentina), is an Independent Researcher (CERELA-CONICET, Argentina). Her principle areas of study include the evaluation of lactic acid bacteria as modulators of the host immune response in cancer, inflammatory diseases and neurodegenerative diseases. She has edited 2 books, published 80 peer-reviewed articles, 23 book chapters and 113 works in scientific meetings. Jean Guy LeBlanc Jean Guy LeBlanc, PhD in Biochem. (UN Tucuman, Argentina), MSc and BSc in Biochem. (U. Moncton, Canada), is a Principal Researcher (CERELA-CONICET, Argentina). His principle areas of study include the use of lactic acid bacteria to increase bioactive compounds in foods or as bio-pharmaceuticals to treat and prevent vitamin deficiencies and inflammatory diseases. He has edited 7 books, published 94 peer-reviewed articles, 30 book chapters and 135 works in scientific meetings. Raquel Bedani Raquel Bedani has a MSc and PhD in Food and Nutrition at São Paulo State University (UNESP, Brazil) and also holds a BSc in Biological Sciences (UNESP). Part of her doctoral study was done at Reference Center for Lactobacilli (CERELA, Argentina). Raquel developed postdoctoral research at University of São Paulo (USP, Brazil). She has several publications in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. Her main field of research includes the development of probiotic and prebiotic foods and the evaluation of their effects on health.
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